Topic: COMPUTERS
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dump2 [countable]
1 a place where unwanted waste is taken and left 
a dump site
waste
rubbish dump British English /garbage dump American English The fire probably started in a rubbish dump.
The fire probably started in a rubbish dump.a dump site2 a place where military supplies are stored, or the supplies themselves : There has been a series of explosions in an ammunition dump.
weapons
PMThere has been a series of explosions in an ammunition dump.3 a place that is unpleasant to live in because it is dirty, ugly, untidy etc : Why are you living in a dump like this?
unpleasant place
informalWhy are you living in a dump like this?4 very sad and without much interest in life : She's feeling a bit down in the dumps.
down in the dumps
informalShe's feeling a bit down in the dumps.5TD the act of copying the information stored in a computer's memory onto something else, such as a disk : a screen dump
computer
TD technicala screen dump